Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Female Prison
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Our Lady's Row
- The Red Tower
- Monk Bar
- King Edward II and York
- The County Court House
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster in the 18th Century